Shōko (instrument)

This article is about the gong instrument. For the drum instrument, see tsuzumi.

Shōko

The shōko (kanji: 鉦鼓) is a small bronzegong, struck with two hornbeaters, used in Japanese gagaku. It is suspended in a vertical frame and comes in three sizes. In Buddhist music and Japanese folk music the instrument is called kane/shō.